Thursday, April 19, 2012

Presentation Secrets from Steve Jobs

Presentation Secrets


In capsule form: Steve Jobs' Presentation Secrets

Steve Jobs 10 Presentation Secrets


I found this presentation today and was totally blown away.  I have been giving lectures and creating slides for at least a decade.  There is always room for improvement for everyone and in every discipline.  Although, this blog is about Instructional Design and online learning crafting an engaging presentation is extremely important.  We may not be selling a product for a business, but we are selling something.  As instructional designers we are looking for students to buy-in to the content we are selling them.  The way we present and tell the story is critical in keeping them engaged.  


I particularly like finding out the behind the scenes of Steve Jobs' preparation.  He actually used good old-fashioned pen to paper to map out his story.  How many of us just open up the presentation software and get to work?  I do.  However, it might actually make the process smoother and faster if the layout comes first.




10 Ways to Sell Your Ideas the Steve Jobs Way! 

Plan in Analog 
Create a Twitter-Friendly Description 
Introduce the Antagonist 
Focus on the Beneļ¬ts 
Stick to the Rule of Three 
Sell Dreams, Not Products
Create Visual Slides 
Make Numbers Meaningful 
Use Zippy Words 
Reveal a “Holy Smokes” Moment 
One More Thing: Practice, a Lot 




Let me know your thoughts about the presentation. Read it here!
Except for the spelling and grammatical errors, I saw those too! ha 

No comments:

Post a Comment